The film stars Divya Dutta in the lead role, with Babbal Rai, Gippy Grewal, Gurpreet Ghuggi, Ashish Duggal, Raghveer Boli, Ashish Duggal, Vadda Grewal and other actors in pivotal roles. The plot of Maa follows the storyline of Manjit Kaur (Divya Dutta) who simply is the iron-lady of the film. She is single mother to two kids (one of them is adopted), who faces tough times and manages to raise her kids well.